The white colour of the Ostrich (Struthio camelus) egg is a trade-off between predation and overheating

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 149, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 323-328

  Magige, Flora John ^a   Moe, Borge ^b   Røskaft, Eivin ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Eggs; Ostrich; Predation; Serengeti; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EGG PREDATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INCUBATION; PREDATION RISK; TEMPERATURE; TRADE-OFF;

STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 45449106160     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-008-0273-2     Document Type: Article

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